Cataclysmic Daydreams
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Last published Tue, Nov 8, 2011
A dangerous stranger pays a visit to a desolate space outpost where everyone has something to hide. A young boy who is shunned by his community for being different creates fantastical drawings of steam powered beasts. Years after an apocalyptic event wipes out most of humanity, a small group of soldiers explores the abandoned cities for one small black book. If any of these story ideas sounds appealing to you then please read on! The following is a compilation of short stories of the science fiction genre. A number of thrilling sci-fi sub genres have been explored such as space western, SteamPunk and post - apocalyptic dystopian fiction.
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